Bob Henry Baber
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Bob Henry Baber was a 2014 Mountain Party candidate from West Virginia for the U.S. Senate, but lost in the general election on November 4, 2014.[1] Baber also unsuccessfully sought election to the Senate in 2012.[2]
In 2011, Baber ran for Governor of West Virginia in the 2011 elections. He lost in the special election on October 4, 2011, to Democrat Earl Ray Tomblin.
Biography
A lifelong resident of West Virginia, Baber earned his B.A. from Antioch College 1976, and his Ph.D. from the Union Institute in 1983. Baber is working as the major gifts officer at West Virginia's Glenville State College, while also pursuing his work as a mosaic artist.[3]
Issues
2011
Baber described himself as a populist and an environmentalist. Addressing the Marcellus shale, he backed "green" energy sources and endorsed creating new taxes to pay for increased regulation of drilling. He also argued that a better environment would lead to more tourism.[4]
Speaking on West Virginia's finances, he said, "Even though I’m a liberal in the Mountain Party, I’m as tight as the bark on a tree."[4] Baber agreed with many other candidates that federal funding was shrinking and likely to continue doing so, increasing the need for local fund sources. He came out against taxes on such things as vehicles, which disproportionately impacted low income citizens, and admitted he backed taxes on "vices."[4]
Elections
2014
Baber ran in the 2014 elections for the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia, but lost in the general election.[1]
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Shelley Moore Capito |
62.1% | 281,820 | |
| Democratic | Natalie Tennant | 34.5% | 156,360 | |
| Libertarian | John Buckley | 1.6% | 7,409 | |
| Constitution | Phil Hudok | 0.6% | 2,566 | |
| Mountain | Bob Henry Baber | 1.2% | 5,504 | |
| N/A | Write-ins | 0% | 30 | |
| Total Votes | 453,689 | |||
| Source: U.S. House Clerk "2014 Election Statistics" | ||||
2012
Baber lost in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, to represent West Virginia. Baber faced incumbent Joe Manchin (D) and John Raese (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[5] Manchin won.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Manchin III Incumbent |
60.6% | 399,898 | |
| Republican | John R. Raese | 36.5% | 240,787 | |
| Mountain | Bob Henry Baber | 3% | 19,517 | |
| Total Votes | 660,202 | |||
| Source: U.S. House Clerk "2012 Election Statistics" | ||||
2011
West Virginia was not scheduled to hold a gubernatorial election until 2012; however, elected Democrat Joe Manchin gave up the seat to join the U.S. Senate in the 2010 midterms. Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin, also a Democrat, took over the office as the Lieutenant Governor of West Virginia is a title accorded to the legislator elected as Senate President, and is next in succession to the office of governor.
In the special election held October 4, 2011, Democratic incumbent Earl Ray Tomblin defeated Republican Bill Maloney, Mountain Party candidate Bob Henry Baber, Independent candidate Marla Ingels, and American Third Position candidate Harry Bertram.
| Governor of West Virginia, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Earl Ray Tomblin Incumbent |
49.6% | 149,202 | |
| Republican | Bill Maloney | 47% | 141,656 | |
| Mountain Party | Bob Henry Baber | 2% | 6,083 | |
| Independent | Marla Ingels | 1% | 2,875 | |
| American Third Position | Harry Bertram | 0.4% | 1,111 | |
| Write-In | Phil Hudok | 0% | 76 | |
| Write-In | Donald Lee Underwood | 0% | 54 | |
| Write-In | John R. "Rick" Bartlett | 0% | 27 | |
| Total Votes | 301,084 | |||
| Election results via West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Mountain Party convention
Baber received the Mountain Party's nomination at the party convention on May 1, 2011, just prior to the state primary.
Recent news
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See also
| 2011 State Executive elections |
| Kentucky • Louisiana Mississippi • West Virginia |
| Gubernatorial • Lt. Governor Attorney General • Secretary of State Down ballot offices: (KY, LA, MS) |
| News • Calendar |
- West Virginia special gubernatorial election, 2011
- Gubernatorial elections, 2011
- Governor of West Virginia
- United States Senate
- United States Senate elections in West Virginia, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ballot Access News, "Mountain Party Enters West Virginia U.S. Senate Race," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 CNN, "West Virginia Senate Race - 2012 Election Center"
- ↑ Baber for Office, "Biography," accessed March 13, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Register-Herald, "Gubernatorial candidate profiles: the Mountain Party’s Bob Henry Baber," April 24, 2011
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State - Candidate list
